IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-535-2025 DECIDED ON: 10.01.2025 JASWINDER SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Abhinav Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

1. Relief sought The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.54, dated 01.04.2021, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, 1860, registered at Police Station City-II, Mansa, District Mansa.

2. Prosecution story setup in the present case as per the version in the FIR as under:-

“Copy of application, Application No.46-2/159/ PM dated 01.02.2021, given by Leela Singh son of Sikander Singh, resident of village Kot Dharmu, Tehsil & District Mansa Mobile No.94646-61580. Subject: Application against Gurcharan Singh son of Gurdial Singh, resident of Deep Chand Street, Ward no.14, Cremation Ground road, Mansa, Vipan Kumar son of Mohan Lal, resident of Model Town, Riot victims colony, Bathinda, Jaswinder Singh @ Bunty son of Mewa Singh resident of Kotduna, District Barnala and Gurpreet Singh @ Kala son of Baldev Singh, resident of Kaleke, District Barnala regarding committing cheating and grabbing of money in the name of providing job to the applicant, was received at police station, the contents of which are as under: "To, respectable SSP Sahib, Mansa. Subject: Application against Gurcharan Singh (97800-05437) Ex. SHO son of Gurdial Singh resident of Deep Chand MC Street, Mansa, Tehsil Mansa for committing cheating with the complainant in the name of providing job and for grabbing of amount. Sir, requested that I am Leela Singh son of Sikander Singh resident of village Kot Dharmu, Tehsil & District Mansa. Kanchandeep Singh son of Hem Raj resident of Kot Dharmu, friend of my son Kamaldeep Singh was known to the family of above said Gurcharan Singh who took my son to the house of above mentioned Gurcharan Singh once or twice who told my son that Gurcharan uncle has connections in many departments and he has provided job to many boys, girls in some departments and my son also told me about above said Gurcharan Singh. That my son talked with above said Gurcharan Singh with the reference of his friend Kanchandeep Singh then he told that now posts in department of Food Corporation of India will come and he will provide job to you in this department. He has connections with higher officers in this department. On which my son came to home and told me everything then I got agreed to talk with Gurcharan Singh to get job for my son in the above said department for his bright future. Thereafter, my son went with above said Kanchandeep to the house of Gurcharan Singh and talked with him regarding the job then he told that he will talk to us after discussion in the department, otherwise you consider your job as final and he will tell about the expenses to be comes on this work. Then my son alongwith his friend returned from the house of Gurcharan Singh and told me everything after coming to home. That in the first week of January 2020 above said Gurcharan Singh came to our home at village Kot Dharmu while he was alone and after discussion with us he told me to give Rs.7 lac in total for providing job in the department of Food Corporation, on which we have agreed to give this amount for getting job for my son and on the same day Gurcharan Singh took photo copies of educational and documents regarding identification of my son Kamaldeep Singh and told us to arrange money. As per saying of Gurcharan Singh I have arranged Rs.7 lac from my bank account or from some known persons and informed Gurcharan Singh in this regard. Then on 15.01.2020 | alongwith Amrital Singh son of Malkit Singh resident of Jatana Kalan, Lakhvir Singh son of Gurbachan Singh resident of Kot Dharmu, went to the house of above said Gurcharan Singh at Mansa and handed over the amount of Rs.